Sep 1 2010

Pastoruri: The path of climate change.[English]

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Pastoruri: The path of climate change.“If you can not against him, take advantage”. seems to be the motto tax in Peru and, after suffering the ravages of the phenomena of El Niño and La Niña, prepare a tourist circuit for those who will want to live climate change from within.

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Aug 31 2010

The Quipus [English]

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The quipu (Quechua: khipu, ‘knot’) was a mnemonic system using wool or cotton ropes and knots of one or more colors developed in the Andes. Although it is known that it was used as an accounting system by officials of the Inca Empire, could have been used as a form of writing, a hypothesis that says the engineer William Burns Glynn.

Were used by the quipu kamayoc (khipu kamayuq), sages of the Inca empire.
The quipus formed a mnemonic system by which record the necessary information. It could be news census, amounts of products and keeps stored in state warehouses.
Quipus instruments are still used as mnemonics in the Indian villages where they serve to register the products of crops and animal communities.
The Inca emperor, had 30 people in big cities take charge of the accounts, then bring them to the emperor’s messengers who had specialized staff in the interpretation of the quipu.
It is believed that the position of the knots in the cord could be interpreted as a decimal system of mathematics. For example, counting from the tip, find the knot is equivalent to 10,000, then 1,000, 100, and ultimately drives.
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Aug 27 2010

Delicious, Peruvian Coffee. [English]

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Jaén and Amazon to the north, Chanchamayo and Junín to center, Cusco and Puno in the south. These are the quintessential coffee areas, precisely where these days are reaping the best beans.Today, coffee is the main product of agricultural export and represent about half of agricultural exports, approximately 5% of total exports.

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Aug 27 2010

Delicioso Café Peruano. [Español]

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Jaén y Amazonas al norte, Chanchamayo y Junín al centro, Cusco y Puno en el sur. Estas son las zonas cafetaleras por excelencia, donde precisamente en estos días se están cosechando los mejores granos. Es importante saber que en estos tiempos, el café es el principal producto de exportación agrícola y representa cerca de la mitad de las exportaciones agropecuarias, aproximadamente el 5% del total de las exportaciones.

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Aug 27 2010

New Routes: Cusco – Brazil and Chiclayo – Ecuador [english]

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Star Perú will connect Cusco with Brazil starting in September, with the route Cusco-Rio Branco, said the airline’s general manager, Roman Kasianov.

Also, the airline plans to start operating the Chiclayo-Cuenca (Ecuador) route by November, and to add the Iquitos-Leticia (Colombia) route in December.

“We expect these new regional routes to dynamize the participation of the company in the market, since no other national airline has done this before,” said Kasianov.

Source: http://www.livinginperu.com

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Aug 27 2010

Nuevas Rutas: Cusco – Brazil y Chiclayo – Ecuador [español]

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Star Perú conectará a Cusco con Brasil a partir de septiembre de este año,esto con la apertura de la ruta Cusco-Rio Branco, dijo el gerente general de la aerolínea, Román Kasianov.

Además, la aerolínea tiene previsto comenzar a operar en la ruta Chiclayo-Cuenca (Ecuador) en noviembre, y agregar la ruta Iquitos-Leticia (Colombia) en diciembre.

“Esperamos que estas nuevas rutas regionales dinamicen la participación de la empresa en el mercado, ya que ninguna línea aérea nacional ha hecho esto antes”, dijo Kasianov.

Fuente: http://www.livinginperu.com

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Aug 26 2010

Descubren asentamiento faraónico en Egipto. [Español]

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Un equipo de arqueólogos egipcio-estadounidense descubrió un asentamiento faraónico de hace 4.000 años cerca del oasis egipcio de Kharga, según anunció hoy el Ministerio de Cultura en El Cairo.

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Aug 26 2010

Discover Pharaonic settlement in Egypt. [English]

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A team of Egyptian-American archaeologists discovered a pharaonic settlement of 4,000 years ago near the Egyptian oasis of Kharga, announced the Ministry of Culture in Cairo.

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Aug 25 2010

Timetable for admission to Machu Picchu [english]

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The director of the INC Cusco, Juan Julio Garcia Rivas, reported that it has arranged to regulate the entry of domestic and foreign visitors to the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu area in order to safeguard the archaeological and the firm commitment to order the entry of visitors, as in other places declared in the title of the wonder of the world.

The timetables are valid from date:

Pedestrian Road (Ruinas Bridge) From 05:00 am
Entry to Machu Picchu From 06:00 am
First entry to Waynapicchu (200 people) At 07:00 am
Second entry to Waynapicchu (200 people) At 10:00 am

Source: http://www.travelupdate.com.pe

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Aug 25 2010

Horarios para el ingreso al Santuario de Machu Picchu [español]

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El director del Instituto Nacional de Cultura del Cusco, Juan Julio García Rivas, informó que se ha dispuesto reglamentar el ingreso de los visitantes nacionales y extranjeros al santuario histórico de Machupicchu y la zona de Waynapicchu con la finalidad de salvaguardar el complejo arqueológico y con el firme compromiso de ordenar el ingreso de los visitantes, como ocurre en otros centros declarados con el título de la maravilla del mundo.

Los horarios que están en vigencia a partir de la fecha:

Camino Peatonal (puente Ruinas) A partir de 05:00 am
Ingreso a Machu Picchu A partir de 06:00 am
Ingreso al Waynapicchu (1er ingreso – 200 personas) A las 07:00 am
Ingreso al Waynapicchu (2do ingreso – 200 personas) A las 10:00 am

Fuente: http://www.travelupdate.com.pe

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